Autor: Melissa DeVaughn

Melissa DeVaughn was on the staff at the Anchorage Daily News, Alaska»s largest daily newspaper, for more than 10 years and covered outdoors and sports in Alaska. She now splits her time between freelance writing and as editor at the Alaska Star, a longtime weekly newspaper in her community – a place surrounded by the wilderness of Chugach State Park. She has been covering outdoors-related topics for newspapers and magazines since 1990. She has also worked at the Roanoke Times in Virginia; the Peninsula Clarion, on Alaska»s Kenai Peninsula; and The Associated Press in Anchorage. Her work has also appeared in Alaska, Backpacker, Canoe & Kayak, and Women»s Sports & Fitness magazines, among other publications. She hiked the Appalachian Trail in 1993 before moving to Alaska, and she continues to enjoy backpacking throughout the state. In addition, she enjoys mountain- and road-biking in the summer and in the winter spends her time dog-mushing with her team of Alaskan huskies. She lives in Chugiak, Alaska, with her husband, Andy Hall; a 9-year-old daughter, Reilly; a 12-year-old son, Roan; nine dogs; one cat; five fish; and a tortoise. She can be reached at her Web site, www.melissadevaughn.com.